Ally Financial (ALLY) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 7, 2019

(Date of report; date of earliest event reported)

Commission file number:1-3754

ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	38-0572512
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Ally Detroit Center

500 Woodward Ave.

Floor 10, Detroit, Michigan

48226

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(866)710-4623

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ALLY	New York Stock Exchange
8.125% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Trust Preferred Securities, Series 2 of GMAC Capital Trust I	ALLY PRA	New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 7, 2019, Ally Financial Inc. (Ally) held its annual meeting of stockholders (Annual Meeting). The results of voting on matters brought before stockholders are shown below.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

	For		Against		Abstain		Broker     Non-Votes
Franklin W. Hobbs		273,452,138		76,172,865		50,635		12,617,559
Kenneth J. Bacon		349,481,574		142,632		51,432		12,617,559
Katryn (Trynka) Shineman Blake		349,539,356		84,354		51,928		12,617,559
Maureen A. Breakiron-Evans		349,548,492		83,177		43,969		12,617,559
William H. Cary		349,551,217		73,404		51,017		12,617,559
Mayree C. Clark		349,549,587		80,438		45,613		12,617,559
Kim S. Fennebresque		344,612,235		5,013,462		49,941		12,617,559
Marjorie Magner		349,554,399		78,450		42,789		12,617,559
Brian H. Sharples		349,112,943		140,766		421,929		12,617,559
John J. Stack		349,531,281		93,486		50,871		12,617,559
Michael F. Steib		349,537,296		87,454		50,888		12,617,559
Jeffrey J. Brown		349,544,566		78,999		52,073		12,617,559

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
330,484,528	19,091,289	99,821	12,617,559

Proposal 3 — Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Engagement of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2019

For	Against	Abstain
349,250,378	12,999,609	43,210

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 7, 2019, at the Annual Meeting, Ally’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) spoke about Ally’s financial and operational performance and strategy. A transcript of the CEO’s remarks is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	CEO’s Annual Meeting Script

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 8, 2019

Ally Financial Inc.

(Registrant)

/s/ Jeffrey A. Belisle                          

Jeffrey A. Belisle

Corporate Secretary